page_title: John A. Wilson Building
section_title: Exterior
hierarchical_section_title: John A. Wilson Building / Exterior
caption_attribution_description: Standing portrait of Shepherd dressed in a suit consisting of a long coat, high-collared shirt, and wide tie. In his proper right hand he holds a scrolled map of the city of Washington down at his side. His proper left arm is bent and rests at the small of his back. His hair is close cropped and he stares straight ahead. The sculpture rests on a two-tiered stone base. Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993. Source: Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 SOS! Link: http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&amp;profile=all&amp;source=~!siartinventories&amp;uri=full=3100001~!20548~!0#focus
context_page_description: The John A. Wilson District Building, popularly known simply as the Wilson Building, houses the municipal offices and chambers of the Mayor and the Council of the District of Columbia. Originally called the District Building, it was renamed in 1994 to commemorate former Council Chair John A. Wilson. Completed in 1908, during the administration of 26th President Theodore Roosevelt, the building is a contributing structure to the Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site.
context_section_description: The District Building was designed in the American Beaux Arts classical revival style and takes up the entire block between 14th and 13 1/2th Streets NW, south of Pennsylvania Avenue across from Freedom Plaza. The base of the building is made of grey granite from Maine while the upper four stories are constructed of white marble from New York. The main entrance to the building features an eagle with outstretched wings surrounded by two sculptures representing "Justice"  and "Law." The fifth (attic) story features alternating male and female sculptures of heroic figures that represent: sculpture, painting, architecture, music, commerce,  engineering, agriculture, and statesmanship.
  In January 2005, the statue of Alexander Robey Shepherd, Governor of the District of Columbia from 1873 to 1874, was restored to its original location in front of the Wilson Building at the northwest corner. It had been removed in 1979 during the first year of Mayor Marion Barry's administration.
caption: Statue of Alexander Robey Shepherd outside the Wilson Building
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